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Auction History Result

6t017 JIM THORPE ALL AMERICAN linen 1/2sh 1951 Burt Lancaster as the greatest athlete of all time!

Date Sold 6/11/2019
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Half-Sheet Movie Poster (1/2sh; measures 22" x 28" [56 x 71 cm]) (Learn More)

Jim Thorpe - All American (also released as "Man of Bronze"), the 1951 Michael Curtiz romantic Olympic decathlon sports track-and-field football baseball melodrama ("He wore America's heart over his!"; "Everyone's hero - and one woman's idol! - An entertainment glorious as the grand guy it glorifies!"; "Glorious as the grand guy it glorifies!"; "Jim Thorpe - Technical Advisor"; "For All America to cheer..."; "Master of them all!"; "Everyone's hero -- and one woman's idol!"; "Warner Bros. present a rousing entertainment as glorious as the grand guy it glorifies"; "His rise to fame..."; "His moment of mistake..."; "His battle back to a nation's cheers... and one cheer more!"; a fictionalized biography of Native American Jim Thorpe, the greatest athlete of all time, even though he was stripped of his Olympic medals) starring Burt Lancaster (in the title role as Jim Thorpe, the famous Olympic Decathalon sports champion who was stripped of his medals, played professional baseball AND football, and made a few movies!), Charles Bickford, Steve Cochran, Phyllis Thaxter, Dick Wesson, Jack Big Head, and Eula Morgan
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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster was never folded. It had some creases and tiny tears around the edges. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well!
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